Blinken announces final $500 million military aid package for Ukraine
The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced its final tranche of military aid for Ukraine, amounting to about $500 million.
Washington will provide Kiev with an additional $500 million in military aid, including air defense missiles, air-to-ground munitions and support equipment for F-16 fighter jets, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday.
The last package comes as the White House prepares to announce another round of sanctions on Russia, expected at the end of this week.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin is scheduled to detail the figure of the final tranche of military aid at the last meeting of the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
The outgoing Biden administration says it is trying to give Kiev the greatest leverage possible ahead of possible negotiations promised by the incoming administration to end the war this year.
The Biden administration has given Ukraine more than $65 billion in aid since the war began in late February 2022.
In addition, there have been efforts in the White House by the outgoing administration to impose fresh sanctions on Russia before the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump on January 20, 2025.
Trump’s incoming envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, told Fox News on Wednesday that he hopes to have a “solvable solution” to the Ukraine war with Russia within 100 days of the new administration taking office.
US officials claim the sanctions the US has imposed on Russia have contributed to a significant weakening of the Russian economy – with current soaring inflation and interest rates and Russia’s diminishing ability to compete economically in the long term.
The latest sanctions that are expected to be announced, whose targets are unclear, are being discussed – but not coordinated – with incoming Trump officials even though the next administration would be charged with enforcing them.
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